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Yt by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Yt
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Quick YouTube utility — fetch transcripts, search videos, get latest from channels. Use when someone shares a YouTube link, asks about a video, or says "yt", "youtube", "check this video", "what's this video about", "find videos about", "latest from".

modbender a511b41 2 files · 17.8 KB Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

yt

Quick YouTube lookup via TranscriptAPI.com.

Setup

If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, help the user create an account (100 free credits, no card):

Step 1 — Register: Ask user for their email.

node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL

→ OTP sent to email. Ask user: "Check your email for a 6-digit verification code."

Step 2 — Verify: Once user provides the OTP:

node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE

API key saved to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json. See File Writes below for details. Existing file is backed up before modification.

Manual option: transcriptapi.com/signup → Dashboard → API Keys.

File Writes

The verify and save-key commands save the API key to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json (sets skills.entries.transcriptapi.apiKey and enabled: true). Existing file is backed up to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bak before modification.

To use the API key in terminal/CLI outside the agent, add to your shell profile manually: export TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=<your-key>

API Reference

Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.

Transcript — 1 credit

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\
?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

Search — 1 credit

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

Param	Default	Values
`q`	—	1-200 chars (required)
`type`	`video`	`video`, `channel`
`limit`	`20`	1-50

Channel latest — FREE

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

Returns last 15 videos with exact view counts and publish dates. Accepts @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID.

Resolve handle — FREE

curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"

Use to convert @handle to UC... channel ID.

Errors

Code	Action
402	No credits — transcriptapi.com/billing
404	Not found / no captions
408	Timeout — retry once

Free tier: 100 credits. Search and transcript cost 1 credit. Channel latest and resolve are free.

---name: ytdescription: Quick YouTube utility — fetch transcripts, search videos, get latest from channels. Use when someone shares a YouTube link, asks about a video, or says "yt", "youtube", "check this video", "what's this video about", "find videos about", "latest from".--- # yt Quick YouTube lookup via [TranscriptAPI.com](https://transcriptapi.com). ## Setup If `$TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` is not set, help the user create an account (100 free credits, no card): **Step 1 — Register:** Ask user for their email. ```bash node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js register --email USER_EMAIL ``` → OTP sent to email. Ask user: _"Check your email for a 6-digit verification code."_ **Step 2 — Verify:** Once user provides the OTP: ```bash node ./scripts/tapi-auth.js verify --token TOKEN_FROM_STEP_1 --otp CODE ``` > API key saved to `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`. See **File Writes** below for details. Existing file is backed up before modification. Manual option: [transcriptapi.com/signup](https://transcriptapi.com/signup) → Dashboard → API Keys. ## File Writes The verify and save-key commands save the API key to `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` (sets `skills.entries.transcriptapi.apiKey` and `enabled: true`). **Existing file is backed up to `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bak` before modification.** To use the API key in terminal/CLI outside the agent, add to your shell profile manually: `export TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=<your-key>` ## API Reference Full OpenAPI spec: [transcriptapi.com/openapi.json](https://transcriptapi.com/openapi.json) — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas. ## Transcript — 1 credit ```bash curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\ ?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ``` ## Search — 1 credit ```bash curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=10" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ``` | Param | Default | Values | | ------- | ------- | ---------------------- | | `q` | — | 1-200 chars (required) | | `type` | `video` | `video`, `channel` | | `limit` | `20` | 1-50 | ## Channel latest — FREE ```bash curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ``` Returns last 15 videos with exact view counts and publish dates. Accepts `@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` ID. ## Resolve handle — FREE ```bash curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" ``` Use to convert @handle to UC... channel ID. ## Errors | Code | Action | | ---- | -------------------------------------- | | 402 | No credits — transcriptapi.com/billing | | 404 | Not found / no captions | | 408 | Timeout — retry once | Free tier: 100 credits. Search and transcript cost 1 credit. Channel latest and resolve are free.

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